Back In Time 03-21-14

By DOUG McDONOUGH Herald Editor

Published 9:19 am, Thursday, March 20, 2014

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March 21, 1944: Cpl. Craig Gilliland Jr., son of former longtime Plainview residents Mr. and Mrs. Craig Gilliland, was at Bougainville in the Solomons when last heard from. He entered the Marine Corps soon after Pearl Harbor and was several months on the rifle range detail at a Pacific Coast boot camp.

•Master Sgt. Edgar J. Miller has been wounded in action in Italy, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Judson Miller.

•Jackie Coogan, former film star and now a U.S. glider pilot, was the first man to alight when British forces landed by air behind Japanese lines in north Burma more than a week ago, according to the U.S. Army Air Force headquarters in India. Coogan received his preliminary training at Plainview with the 4th Army Air Force Glider Pilot Detachment.

March 21, 1954: Dale Newton, the Plainview Bulldogs’ hustling little senior guard, was named winner of the Battling Bulldog Award for the 1953-54 season at a banquet Friday honoring PHS cagers. A starter, he was one of the key players on a team that went to the state tournament after winning the district and bi-district titles. Also honored were high school coaches Bob Clindaniel, Preston McCleskey and Joe Leach; junior high coaches Bobby Higdon and Elmin Howell; and elementary coaches Dale King, Perry Willingham, C.S. Harris, Harvey Bowlin, Alex Hal and R.G. Robertson.

•Kenneth Heflin of Plainview FFA exhibited the first place heavyweight Angus calf at the Lubbock stock show. The animal’s nickname is “Buffalo.”

March 21, 1964: To raise funds for their upcoming trip to the Buccaneer Music Festival in Corpus Christi, Plainview High A Cappella Choir members will hold a car wash Friday and Saturday at W.E. “Bill” Roger’s Humble Enco Station at Seventh and Columbia. A photo promoting the car wash shows choir members Lynn Barton, Joe Roberts, Mary Fore, Beverly Harrison and Dewey Henry.

•Evert Leroy Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everet Miller Jr., has enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, according to Sgt. Joe Griffith, local recruiter. Miller graduated from PHS in May 1962.

•New officers of the Hale Center Jaycees, elected Tuesday during a meeting at the Midway Cafe, include Kenneth Heflin, president; Kent Pollard, vice president; Leon “Tiny” Howard, secretary-treasurer; and Carl Vick, state director.

March 21, 1974: Plainview on Tuesday received designation as a national bicentennial city, U.S. Rep. George Mahon advised Plainview city officials. Mayor John Stoneham said the official designation came during a meeting of the National Bicentennial Committee in Washington, D.C. The city will receive its official national bicentennial flag and certificate at a later date.

•The Texas Water Development Board has approved two South Plains hail suppression and precipitation enhancement projects, despite objections from some residents in the area. Plains Weather Improvement Association Inc. received a permit for operations covering 12 counties in the Plainview area for April 1 to Nov. 30. Atmospherics Inc, sponsored by Better Weather Inc., received a permit covering nine counties in the Littlefield area for May 1 to Oct. 30.

•Among paintings on exhibit at City National Bank during a customer appreciation celebration are two works by Sammy Oswald, son of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Oswald of Plainview. Other artists represented are Tom Warren of Plainview and Carolyn Stallwitz and Don Parker.